French Racing – Back On Track Soon
French thoroughbred authority France Galop has released a statement suggesting that racing will return to the country from 11 May under strict protocols
24th April 2020
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French thoroughbred authority France Galop has released a statement suggesting that racing will return to the country from 11 May under strict protocols
France Galop is still hoping that – like New Zealand and South African jurisdictions – they will be able to resume in May
The decision was taken on Wednesday by the rules committee, who also took the opportunity to give added definition to the existing rule on raising the arm above the permitted level
Five races at a French race meeting were postponed from Saturday until Sunday morning after a large group of protesters occupied the course for more than two hours
It’s an economic reality that an overseas racing jurisdiction tells us where to race on which day – and then also dictates that we have long breaks between races. Seems an odd way to encourage folk to attend a Kenilworth midweek meeting
This time last week we were looking forward to the 163rd renewal of the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
